Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer attends an opening session of Bundestag hearings on Germany's Iraq war involvement and related intelligence issues at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Fischer will testify at the inquiry into Germany's past and present government's known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIN) to discover when the government found out about it.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer attends an opening session of Bundestag hearings on Germany's Iraq war involvement and related intelligence issues at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Fischer will testify at the inquiry into Germany's past and present government's known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIN) to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer(R) leaves after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer(R) leaves after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer speaks to journalists after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer speaks to journalists after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer speaks to journalists after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer speaks to journalists after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer speaks to journalists after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer speaks to journalists after testifying at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (seated, center) arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (seated, center) arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer gives a statement after his hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Fischer will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer gives a statement after his hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Fischer will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Andreas Rentz

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the opening session of Bundestag hearings at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier will testify at an inquiry into Germany's past and present governments known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, to discover when the government found out about it.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (seated, center) arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (seated, center) arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Bundestag Hearings on Iraq War Involvement and Intelligence Issues Continue

Sean Gallup

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrives to testify at a session of parliamentary hearings into the case of Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen kidnnapped by the CIA, at the Bundestag December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. El Masri was detained by the CIA in 2004 and held for several months at a prison for terrorists in Afghanistan, before being released following confirmation that he was not in fact the person the CIA had originally thought. The hearings now in Berlin are focusing on whether German officials at the time knew of or had a role in El Masri's detention.

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer attends an opening... Nieuwsfoto'sBerlijn,Bijwonen,Bondsdag,Bovenlichaam,Bundesnachrichtendienst,Central Intelligence Agency,Duitse cultuur,Duitsland,Evenement,Familie,Intelligentie,Irak,Irakoorlog,Joschka Fischer,Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken,Oorlog,Politiek,Sociale kwesties,VoormaligPhotographer Andreas RentzCollection: Getty Images News 2006 Getty ImagesBERLIN - DECEMBER 14: Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer attends an opening session of Bundestag hearings on Germany's Iraq war involvement and related intelligence issues at Maria-Elisabeth-Lueders House on December 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Fischer will testify at the inquiry into Germany's past and present government's known intelligence service activities that may have broken German law after the 2001 terror attacks. The lower house of parliament will question the alleged abduction of Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIN) to discover when the government found out about it. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)